ripple effect

noun

1. a spreading effect or series of consequences caused by a single action or event.

ripple effect

noun

1. the repercussions of an event or situation experienced far beyond its immediate location

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripple effect¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

And because U.S. households hold more equities than their international peers, any disappointment from AI-related productivity growth could have a bigger ripple effect through the U.S. economy.

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"I want everyone to know what the NHS did to these people and my dad and not just the people who have been infected but their families and everybody that loves them because it has a ripple effect," she says.

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Mr Goldstone said the "ripple effect" of the attack had been felt by the "entire Jewish community" and described his family's near miss as "sheer fate".

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There’s only so many times you can reshuffle an offensive line before it has a ripple effect on the entire football team.

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The crash has had a ripple effect on Sikh truck drivers.

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